I attended a party this afternoon, and while talking with my friend,
Gretchen, she asked if I used AOL.
Once confirmed, she told me that
she saw a cicada-related story on
AOL's WelcomeScreen with my screenname on it a few weeks ago!

Yes, apparently AOL decided to feature
my online journal without even telling me.
Other AOLers will tell you that to be on
the welcome screen isBig News;
it is viewed by millions of people every day.

Well, okay... it would be big news if I'd
actually KNOWN ABOUT IT.

And if, say, they weren't pimping my DISCONTINUED journal.

To AOL I say~
You are a real piece of work.
But not in a good way.
Ya dig?

ETA~ AOL's TOS are a POS, but theydon't really enforce them or anything.
Unless they hate you.

These trail-happy recipes are for Gforce.I have a couple more camp-friendly recipes that I'll post in a couple of weeks.

Veggie PotjieThis recipe is great because these vegetables transport and keep easily.

5-6 medium potatoes

1 medium butternut squash

5 large carrots

2 ears of corn

1 small turnip or rutabaga

1 stalk celery

1/2 cup oil

2-3 onions

4-6 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon salt

black pepper to taste

2 teaspoons dried oregano

2 teaspoon dried basil

1 cup vegetable stock

Wash the vegetables and cut into bite-sized pieces. You can use any other hard winter vegetables that you like. Heat the potjie, (a cast iron pot, size 3), over coals until a slightly warm, then add oil. When oil is hot, lightly cook onions and garlic. Arrange vegetables in layers on top of onion and garlic mixture. The ones with the longest cooking times go on the bottom of the pot. Sprinkle on the seasonings and herbs. Pour stock over the final layer. Cover the pot with its lid and simmer over campfire coals for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Leave the lid on until the cooking time is finished.

This is a Girl Scout recipe. It is awesome!

Gingerbread Oranges1 orange per person~ navel works good.1 Gingerbread Mix ~ The just add water type.

Slice the top off an orange about 1/4 of the way down and eat the pulp. Prepare the gingerbread mix according to the package and spoon into each orange shell. Each orange should be about 2/3 full. Place the top of the orange back on the shell. Wrap in foil and place in the coals of a fire for about 15 minutes.